Psalm 52

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Psalm 52^[a]

For the director of music. A maskil^[b] of David. When Doeg the Edomite^(A) had gone to Saul and told him: “David has gone to the house of Ahimelek.”

¹Why do you boast of evil, you mighty hero?
    Why do you boast^(B) all day long,^(C)
    you who are a disgrace in the eyes of God?
²You who practice deceit,^(D)
    your tongue plots destruction;^(E)
    it is like a sharpened razor.^(F)
³You love evil^(G) rather than good,
    falsehood^(H) rather than speaking the truth.^[c]
⁴You love every harmful word,
    you deceitful tongue!^(I)

⁵Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin:
    He will snatch you up and pluck^(J) you from your tent;
    he will uproot^(K) you from the land of the living.^(L)
⁶The righteous will see and fear;
    they will laugh^(M) at you, saying,
⁷“Here now is the man
    who did not make God his stronghold^(N)
but trusted in his great wealth^(O)
    and grew strong by destroying others!”

⁸But I am like an olive tree^(P)
    flourishing in the house of God;
I trust^(Q) in God’s unfailing love
    for ever and ever.
⁹For what you have done I will always praise you^(R)
    in the presence of your faithful people.^(S)
And I will hope in your name,^(T)
    for your name is good.^(U)

Footnotes

Psalm 52:1 In Hebrew texts 52:1-9 is numbered 52:3-11.
Psalm 52:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
Psalm 52:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 5.

Amos 5:10-17

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¹⁰There are those who hate the one who upholds justice in court^(A)
and detest the one who tells the truth.^(B)

¹¹You levy a straw tax on the poor^(C)
    and impose a tax on their grain.
Therefore, though you have built stone mansions,^(D)
    you will not live in them;^(E)
though you have planted lush vineyards,
    you will not drink their wine.^(F)
¹²For I know how many are your offenses
    and how great your sins.^(G)

There are those who oppress the innocent and take bribes^(H)
and deprive the poor^(I) of justice in the courts.^(J)
¹³Therefore the prudent keep quiet^(K) in such times,
for the times are evil.^(L)

¹⁴Seek good, not evil,
    that you may live.^(M)
Then the Lord God Almighty will be with you,
    just as you say he is.
¹⁵Hate evil,^(N) love good;^(O)
    maintain justice in the courts.^(P)
Perhaps^(Q) the Lord God Almighty will have mercy^(R)
    on the remnant^(S) of Joseph.

¹⁶Therefore this is what the Lord, the Lord God Almighty, says:

“There will be wailing^(T) in all the streets^(U)
    and cries of anguish in every public square.
The farmers^(V) will be summoned to weep
    and the mourners to wail.
¹⁷There will be wailing^(W) in all the vineyards,
    for I will pass through^(X) your midst,”
says the Lord.^(Y)

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Hebrews 5:1-6

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5 Every high priest is selected from among the people and is appointed to represent the people in matters related to God,^(A) to offer gifts and sacrifices^(B) for sins.^(C) ²He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and are going astray,^(D) since he himself is subject to weakness.^(E) ³This is why he has to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as well as for the sins of the people.^(F) ⁴And no one takes this honor on himself, but he receives it when called by God, just as Aaron was.^(G)